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Parents face hurdles vaccinating children - report01 Jul 2025 00:06Obstacles include difficulty booking appointments and too few jab reminders, say child health experts.
Is RFK Jr's divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary?01 Jul 2025 00:04The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is bringing drive to healthcare areas that have long been neglected
Covid inquiry hears of care home 'slaughter' 30 Jun 2025 16:55Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.
Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets29 Jun 2025 14:42Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.
School sun safety lessons trialled to tackle skin cancer29 Jun 2025 02:09The new pilot teaches children as young as five how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen.
I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo - could it save your life?28 Jun 2025 01:02It's hoped phages could give us new ways of treating infections which are immune to antibiotics.

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